[Bldg-sim] RMESE Meeting January 22

[Peter Ellis]

Addendum:  We are not yet able to offer our presentations as an on-line
webinar or streaming video.  We are looking into it for the future but
we're still just getting RMESE off the ground so it's probably something we
will grow into later.  Thanks for all the interest from afar!



On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Peter Ellis <
peter.ellis at bigladdersoftware.com> wrote:

>
> Join us *Tuesday, January 22* for the next meeting of the Rocky Mountain
> Energy Simulation Engineers (RMESE). Chris Baker will be presenting on
> "Minding the Gap":
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> *"Minding the Gap"*
>
> The use of energy modeling to drive design decisions earlier in the design
> process has long been recognized as an effective way to increase building
> energy performance. With this in mind, several utility-sponsored Design
> Assistance programs in the Midwest and Colorado regions expanded their
> scope to provide comparative energy analysis of design options as early as
> the building programming portion of the design process. These utility
> programs attempt to influence decisions that significantly impact the
> energy performance of the designed building. To be effective for market
> transformation, these programs need to provide incentives for more
> energy-efficient decisions that occur in the conceptual stages of design.
> To calculate savings in a utility program and provide incentives that can
> be defensible, a fair and consistent baseline protocol is needed. Appendix
> G to ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007 is currently the most robust energy
> modeling protocol that can be used by such incentive programs and rating
> systems. However, this protocol does not provide adequate baseline criteria
> to evaluate early design decisions, such as building shape, glazing and
> skylight area and programmatic efficiency. To enable the calculation of
> savings and incentives, Appendix G needs to be expanded to provide
> additional baseline criteria.
>
> This presentation explores where Appendix G falls short of providing
> baseline criteria for decisions made early in the design process, and
> proposes changes to Appendix G that would allow these savings to be
> captured.
>  Chris Baker, AIA, PE, BEMP, BEAP, LEED® AP BD+C
>
> Chris Baker, an Energy Analyst at The Weidt Group, focuses on providing
> data and analysis to help design teams understand the energy and
> environmental implications of various design options. Since joining The
> Weidt Group in 2006, Mr. Baker has consulted on projects totaling more than
> 5 million square feet, including fifteen LEED Certified projects and
> another 17 LEED Registered projects.
>
> Mr. Baker received an MBA from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor
> of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering with
> an HVAC emphasis from the University of Kansas. He is a Registered
> Architect and Professional Engineer.
>
> We will be meeting at *The RMH Group in Lakewood at 6:00 pm on Tuesday,
> January 22* for a short presentation, appetizers, and drinks. The RMH
> Group is located roughly 1 mile east of NREL at:
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> The RMH Group, Inc.
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> 12600 W Colfax Avenue
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> Suite A-260
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> Lakewood, CO 80215
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